Man dies in A505 crash
- Credit: Archant
A man has died following a crash on the A505 (yesterday) Tuesday.
The 43-year-old died after the van he was driving veered across a road and collided with a brick wall.
The incident happened at 12.23pm on the A505 Hitchin Road, close to the junction south of Lothair Road, in the Stopsley area of Luton.
The road was closed in both directions, with traffic backing up around the turning for Offley and Lilley.
A critical care paramedic team from Hitchin and an air ambulance were called to the scene.
The Ford Transit was travelling southwest on Hitchin Road when the collision happened.
Officers were called and attempted CPR on the driver he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later by medics.
Most Read
- 1 11-year-old boy 'seriously injured' after e-scooter and car crash
- 2 Weston fraudster given jail time after scamming council out of £700,000
- 3 Licence review for Hitchin's Chicken George after neighbour complaint
- 4 Programme of one-off summer workshops at The Settlement
- 5 Crowds gather to mark Armed Forces Day in Letchworth
- 6 Bid to find living kidney transplant donor for Hitchin girl
- 7 'He lives on in the hearts of those who knew him' - hundreds pay respects to Kajetan at moving mass
- 8 Avid quizmaster raising funds for rape and sexual assault support service
- 9 Stevenage woman, 52, accused of wounding 91-year-old in her own home
- 10 Decision on controversial Lord Lister application deferred
His female passenger suffered minor injury.
